At least 14 security forces have been killed in three attacks across Afghanistan as violence grips the country and the start of peace talks continues to slow down. At least nine security forces were killed and one wounded when the Taliban attacked a checkpoint in northern Takhar province on Saturday, …
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Pakistan has issued sweeping financial sanctions against Afghanistan’s Taliban, just as the rebel group is in the midst of a US peace process in the neighboring country. The orders, which were made public on Friday, identified dozens of individuals, including Taliban chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and several members …
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Afghan authorities have begun releasing 400 Taliban prisoners, the latest obstacle in protracted peace talks between the two warring factions, even as President Ashraf Ghani warned they were a “danger to the world”. A group of 80 detainees was released Thursday, National Security Council spokesman Javid Faisal said, tweeting that …
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Afghan authorities have begun releasing a final batch of 400 Taliban prisoners, removing the last obstacle to talks between the government in Kabul and the insurgents. Negotiations on a possible end to the decades of Afghanistan’s war could begin next week, one source said. The Associated Press also reported that …
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Authorities in Afghanistan on Thursday ordered an investigation into a video circulating online that showed a group of Afghan troops occupying the bodies of Taliban fighters. The two-minute clip, which quickly went viral on social media, jumped ahead of expected peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban following President Ashraf …
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